THE BLOG

New technology tends to come on to the market at a high price. Over time, and as production becomes established, the price falls. But with giant corporations turning out 300,000 cars per year per automobile plant to cover capital production costs, what hope is there for a radically different car in today’s global market?

The petrol car was shaped by and to a certain extent contributed to the shape of the 20th Century. This was a time of rapid and sustained change. Pioneers of the first combustion engine, the first Bentley, the first Mini and the first Ferrari were working against a back drop of horse-power, steam power, the discovery of oil, the industrial revolutionContinue Reading..

It has been a hive of activity in the workshop (and at our suppliers) over the last few weeks. bringing all the part of the Alpha hydrogen eco car build together, here is a small taster of what we have been up to!Continue Reading..

Welcome to our new blog! Over the last year we have been quietly planning and designing our next generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) vehicle here at our R&D facility in Llandrindod Wells (Mid Wales, UK). We are really excited that our ideas are now coming to fruition and want to share the next stage of our journey with you all. Over the next few months we will be blogging about the build of our next generation hydrogen fuel cell car. The styling surfaces look awesome and the latest generation of our tech is already up and running in lab conditions. We really can’t wait to see it all come together into our Mark 2 vehicle. Of course Riversimple is so much more than just another car company – our aim is ‘mobility at zero cost to the planet’, so expect plenty of stories about the challenges of starting a truly sustainable mobility company from our eclectic and dedicated team. It’s not going to be easy, but we wouldn’t be here if it was!

Seriously motoring hydrogen car research grant

We are the proud recipients of a substantial £2m grant for our hydrogen car research, Development and Innovation from the Welsh Government. We’ve had our heads down for the last few months working on a new powertrain and production prototype and are on track to finish the Alpha car this year. The Welsh landscape has never looked more beautiful!